Adaptive signaling for network performance measurement, access, and control

• US 10,033,612 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2016
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VoApps, Inc.
• Original Assignee: VoApps, Inc.
• Inventors: Augenstine, Jonathan, Ford, John, Schmitt, Erick, King, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Jain, Raj
• Application Number:
  US15/081,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20160212033A1
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/18 Protocol analysers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for initiation, use, access, and control of functionality of a network. In one aspect, the systems and methods can be utilized to generate information defining signaling or control performance and operational characteristics associated with the functionality in a variety of network environments. In another aspect, based on such information, adaptive signaling can be utilized to monitor, analyze and detect specific signaling signatures associated with the functionality. Managing signaling or control messages in response to information collected by monitoring and analyzing the adaptive signaling permits originating or requesting the functionality without conventional operation of a network component.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a plurality of network signaling events (NSE) comprising a first NSE and a second NSE, wherein each of the plurality of NSEs comprises a pattern of network control messages;

transmitting, via a network, a first network control message of the first NSE;

receiving, at a first response time, a response message to the first network control message of the first NSE;

determining operational information associated with the network based on the first response time;

determining timing information related to timing of transmission of a second network control message of the second NSE based on the operational information; and

transmitting, via the network, the second network control signal of the second NSE based on the timing information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the timing information comprises a time between transmitting the second network control message of the second NSE and a third network control message of the second NSE.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the timing information specifies time differences between transmitting one or more of the plurality of NSEs.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at a second response time, a response message to a third network control message of the first NSE;

determining a first response duration based on a difference between the first response time and a time of transmitting the first network control message of the first NSE; and

determining a second response duration based on a difference between the second response time and a time of transmitting the third network control message of the first NSE, wherein the operational information is determined based on a comparison of the first response duration to the second response duration.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining operational information associated with the network based on the first response time comprises determining a processing time associated with a device transmitting the response.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining operational information associated with the network based on the first response time comprises determining a variation in an implementation of a network protocol.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the response message comprises a session initiation protocol (SIP) message, and wherein the message comprises a SIP 18x provisional response or a SIP 100 provisional response.